Always on live camera feed.

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#282604 28-Feb-2021 17:34

Hi all,

Is anyone aware of a solution to have a live feed that's always on from an exterior camera to an always on small monitor inside? I'm looking for something plug and play but if not, I'll go the Arduino route or similar.

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#2665833 28-Feb-2021 17:42

What sort of camera is it?

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#2665860 28-Feb-2021 18:04

I'm looking for both the camera and monitor.

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#2665876 28-Feb-2021 18:29

There are lots of solutions, but it depends if you're looking to custom build something (that's still effectively plug and play) or buy a monitor and camera that will work together.

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#2665885 28-Feb-2021 19:01

sbiddle:

There are lots of solutions, but it depends if you're looking to custom build something (that's still effectively plug and play) or buy a monitor and camera that will work together.

I'm really not sure. What should I search for?

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#2665912 28-Feb-2021 20:22

In ye olde days, composite camera, composite monitor, coax between the two, done.

What sort of interfaces does the camera have?

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#2665914 28-Feb-2021 20:28

I'm open to suggestions. Which interface would be best? It'll be about an 8 metre run in conduit. 1080p camera with a 10" 1080p screen would be preferable.

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#2665919 28-Feb-2021 20:42

Cheap way, 1080p analog HD camera and a DVR that support it. Pretty good picture, but not really expandable if you want to get real gear in the future.

Better way, 1080p or better IP camera and matching NVR - not immediatly obsolete and will let you directly stream the camera to a phone, and have other devices recording it as well.

Most DVRs and NVRs are quite happy to show camera inputs with no HDD fitted.

And absurdly, the cheap 4 input recorders cost less than a single port analog HD to HDMI converter despite being able to do a hell of a lot more.

edit:

cheaper option again if you can do without the 10" screen and 7" would be enough would be a car backup camera kit, Im sure you can find a 12v power supply from somewhere around. Just check its a camera that can have the "guiding" lines disabled and set to not mirror the image if that matters to you.

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#2665944 28-Feb-2021 22:24

Expense is no problem and don't need recording at all. I'm just after an always on live feed to a small monitor above my work station. I've searched quite extensively but nothing has jumped out.

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#2665950 28-Feb-2021 23:08

I just got a Reolink outdoor poe camera and it works well.
Can have the reolink client running on your computer on a separate monitor.
Can also record if you want it to, if you’d don’t have a sd card in the camera itself.

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MarkM536

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#2665957 1-Mar-2021 01:06

All I can say is that I have the same thing. I got a 11" HDMI monitor off TradeMe, HDMI over Ethernet from an NVR and then IP cameras around.

Expensive and does recording which you don't need (although if you've got a device capable then I suggest to).

Another option I could think (this is clunky);

If you've got a small laptop or tablet with a USB port. Use a USB over ethernet or a really long active USB extension. Plug a web cam into it and open a camera app.

A step further is "ContaCam" which is a video surveillance recording software (clunky) that accepts webcams as inputs.

I completely agree to the highlighted answer, a rear view camera with 7" screen would be a cheap item used off TradeMe.

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#2666048 1-Mar-2021 10:06

Buy a wyze cam and install the app on a cheap Android tablet/phone.
There is currently no way to view the camera on Windows, but you can keep the feed open on the Android app as long as you want, even outside your own home network.

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#2666182 1-Mar-2021 13:20

Rear view camera kit for a car?

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#2666230 1-Mar-2021 13:29

robjg63: Buy a wyze cam and install the app on a cheap Android tablet/phone.
There is currently no way to view the camera on Windows, but you can keep the feed open on the Android app as long as you want, even outside your own home network.

They look like good value and I have an old 10" tablet. I just hope it would run on an older android. The rear view camera could be good, I guess I just need a 12v adaptor.

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#2666232 1-Mar-2021 13:29

I have this exact set up at home - I have a Dahua IP camera and then just run their software (IDMMS?) on and iPad. Can display 1 or 4 cameras at a time. Can even record locally.

Best thing is, you can also run an NVR (I use XProtect) and it doesn't interfere with the iPad setup. Or you can start with just the iPad, add XProtect, then run the XProtect client on the iPad instead of idmms and still see 1 or 4 cameras, and even scrub back-and-forwwards through recordings.

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#2669296 7-Mar-2021 08:50

Dahua or hikvision nvr have live feeds and VGA or hdmi that you can use on any monitors or tv, cameras plug into the nvr and you can use it on your phones or computers too